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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled


Portland State University


Position Details
Position Details

Proposed Start Date	12/02/2024
Rank	K1 - Senior research Asst I
Working Title	CPS Senior Research Assistant 1
Position Number	D96070
Representation	AU - AAUP
Faculty Type	Fixed Term Research/Grant
Fixed Term End Date:
Position FTE	variable between .5 and 1.0, starting at 1.0
Term of Service	12 month

Position Summary

Brief Description of PSU/School/Dept	At the Center for Public Service (CPS), we improve governance, civic capacity and public management locally, regionally, nationally, and around the globe. Housed within the College of Urban and Public Affairs’ Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, CPS is known for its “pracademic” approach, which blends academic research and applied experience. CPS builds the capacity of local government leaders and organizations, while also creating opportunities for graduate students to gain real-world experience. Learn more about CPS by reading our 2023-2024 Annual Report.
Position Summary	The CPS Senior Research Assistant 1 provides scholarly applied research expertise to the Center for Public Service (CPS) on grant-funded projects as well as nonprofit and public sector applied research and consulting projects. Additionally, this role develops and maintains relationships with potential funding partners and assists with responding to requests for proposals from agencies and organizations that would contract with CPS to conduct research projects. Primary responsibilities include coordinating and conducting research activities amongst a team of academic professionals and graduate research assistants led by CPS research faculty; communicating with community and interdisciplinary collaborators; designing, fielding, and analyzing surveys; carrying out qualitative and quantitative analysis; maintaining databases; coordinating collection, processing, and reporting of data; assisting in judging validity of data; and leading or contributing to project reports. This research position has a hybrid work schedule with weekly remote and on-campus work days. The Senior Research Assistant 1 will have weekly on-campus work obligations at the Portland State University campus in Portland, Oregon, with occasional travel (primarily in-state) for applied research projects.
Primary Activity	R - Research
Minimum Qualifications	Master’s degree in public administration, public policy, urban studies and planning, economics, or a related field; and two years of research experience, including qualitative and quantitative data analysis Demonstrated ability to perform focused research or evaluation tasks Project management skills Strong written and interpersonal communication skills Excellent organization skills Ability to implement a project plan and complete deliverables on-time Ability to work with community collaborators Proficient with statistical analysis software, survey applications, word processing, and MS Office Suite Flexibility and ability to adapt project activities to emerging needs as identified by the funder and community collaborators Creativity in problem solving with the ability to learn quickly
Preferred Qualifications	Proficiency in the R statistical language, beyond basic statistical packages Proficiency in using qualitative data analysis software (e.g. MAXQDA, Atlas.ti, Nvivo) and mixed methods tests for patterns in data Proficiency in project management software, such as Asana Experience conducting interviews for data collection Understanding of various academic disciplines (e.g. public policy, public administration, economics, and planning) intersecting with policy research Experience working with government and nonprofit sector organizations and officials Previous experience working with graduate students in a supporting or mentoring role Experience developing, supporting, or delivering training
Key Cultural Competencies	Creates an environment that acknowledges, encourages and celebrates differences. Functions and communicates effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities and cultural backgrounds. Seeks opportunities to gain experience working and collaborating in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings with a willingness to change for continual improvement Adheres to all PSU’s policies including the policies on Prohibited Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.
Environmental Stewardship	Contributes to a culture of environmental stewardship, practices resource conservation, and actively works toward achieving long-term sustainability goals.
Professional Standards of Conduct	At Portland State University, all employees are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner which maintains a safe, respectful, and productive environment for faculty, students, administrators, and staff. It is the responsibility of every member of the Portland State University community to conduct themselves in accordance with our PSU Professional Standards of Conduct which are available at https://www.pdx.edu/human-resources/professional-standards-conduct-policy.
Total Compensation Range & Benefits Statement	PSU has a structured process for determining starting compensation, taking into account years of related experience, applicable skills, knowledge and abilities, market parity, and internal equity. The starting annual salary for this position will be $64,608. An excellent benefits package includes 95% premium paid healthcare; a generous retirement and vacation package; and reduced tuition rates for employee, spouse or dependent at any of the Oregon University System schools : https://www.pdx.edu/human-resources/benefits-overview Please visit our total compensation calculator to see the full value of our benefits package : https://www.pdx.edu/human-resources/psu-total-compensation-calculator

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Reference Requests

Accept References	Yes
Minimum Number of References	3
Maximum Number of References	3
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